Amanda (she/her) came to this work because she has a passion for helping people connect with who they are and who they hope to become. She wants to help people change the narratives they tell about themselves while jointly seeking out spaces for fulfillment and peace in client’s lives. She values building relationships and collaborating with clients as they work together to navigate life’s challenges.
When meeting with her, you can expect to be met with warmth, compassion, humor, and acceptance. You can also expect to be supportively challenged and encouraged to view yourself, others, and problems from a new lens. We may not be able to change our circumstances, but we can alter the stories we tell about them.
While she uses many techniques and borrows from several theories in her practice, Amanda mainly practices from a narrative perspective and relies heavily on Relational Cultural Theory as well. This means that the relationship that she builds with her clients is central to the counseling process. It also means that she often uses story and metaphor to talk through the problems that arise in therapeutic work.
Amanda has over six years of experience working with people from adolescence to late adulthood. She is also an advanced doctoral student studying Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Northern Colorado.
